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[x] Cancel search | Manufacturer: AUDI, Model Year: 2018, Model line: A5 COUPE, Model: AUDI A5 COUPE 2018Pages: 409, PDF Size: 67.63 MB
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Table of content s
About this Owne r's Manual. . . . . .
6
Cockpi t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cockpit overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Controls at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
Mu ltifunction steering wheel plus . . . . . . 13
Mu ltifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . 16
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
H ead-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . 24
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Starting and dri ving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Cent ral locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
L ugg age compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . 51
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Automatic power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
W ind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Power top emergency operation . . . . . . . . 58
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Interior lighti ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65
W indshield wipe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Dig it al c ompass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Seats and storage................ 71
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
Fr ont seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Soc kets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
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Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Climate contro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
3 zone deluxe automatic climate control 82
Steering wheel heat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Driving ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. 86
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
88
Start ing and stopping the eng ine . . . . . . . 89
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . 94
Starting to drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
A utomat ic tra nsmission 96
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
D riving with a tra ile r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
T ra ile r towing information . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Driver assi stance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 7
Assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
E lectronic speed limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Cruise contro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Camera-based traffic sign recognition . . . 109
Lap timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Pred ictive effic iency assist........... .. 112
Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Pred ictive cont rol (effic iency assist) . . . . . 120
T raffic jam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
D ista nce ind icator and d ista nce wa rning 123
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 23
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Audi pre sense basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Audi pre sense front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Audi pre sense rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7
Audi pre sense city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
128
Settings in the Infotainment system . . . . 129
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Audi s ide ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Parking systems 141
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Rear pa rking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Parking aid plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Periphera l came ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
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Adjusting the parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 151
Electronic stabilization control (ESC) . . . . 151
Brakes. .. .. .. ............... .. .... . 153
Electromechanical steering, Dynamic
steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1S4
All -wheel drive (quattro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1S4
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lSS
Notice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and vehicle control
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1S6
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . 1S8
Multi Med ia Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 1S8
Traffic safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
MMI On/Off knob with joystick function . . 158
Infotainment system display . . . . . . . . . . 159
MMI operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Control knob with joystick function . . . . . 163
Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
L etter/number speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Free text search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Menus and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Voice recognition sys tem . . . . . . . . 171
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Command overview information . . . . . . . . 171
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
External voice operation 176
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Using the te lephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Listening to voicema il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Addit ional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Table of contents
Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . .
191
Introduction ... .. .. ................ . 191
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Configuration through myAudi . . . . . . . . . 191
Opening Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . 192
Audi connect Infotainment services . . . . . 192
Wi-Fi hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Configuring the data connection . . . . . . . . 198
Audi connect (Infota inment) general
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Audi connect vehicle control . . . . 201
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Additional options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Remote locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . 202
Vehicle status report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Parking location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Geofencing Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Speed Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Valet Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Stolen Vehicle Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Online Audi serv ice request . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Online roadside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Navigation ..... ................. . .
Opening navigation ................. .
Entering a destination ............... .
Personal route assistance ............ .
Alternative routes ................. . .
Additional settings . ............. .. . .
Map .. .. .. .... .. .. ... ... .... ..... . .
Online map d isplay . ................ .
Map update . .. .. .. ................ . 207
207
208
213
214
21S
217
219
220
T raffic information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Radio .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ..... ... .. .. 225
Open ing the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Radio functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Radio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
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(!) side assist displays, warning abo ut
exiting the vehicle ..... ... .. .. .
@ Door handle
@ Cent ral locking switch ....... .. .
@ Memory buttons ........... .. .
® Vent
® Thumbwhee l for vent
(J) Lever for:
- T urn signals and h igh beams
- High beam assistant ........ .
- Active lane assist .. ..... ... . .
- Traffic jam assist ....... .. .. .
@ Mul tifunction steer ing wheel with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag . ..... ... .. .. .
- Drive r information system con -
t rols .. .. ............. .. .. .
- Audio/v ideo, telephone, nav iga
t ion and voice recognition con-
trols . ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .
- ~ button/stee ring wheel heating
- Sh ift paddles .............. .
® Instrument cluster .... ... .. .. .
@
@
@
@
~
@
Reset trip odometer ........ .. .
W indshie ld washer system lever
Emergency flashers .... ... .. .. .
Knee a irbag ........ ..... ... . .
Adjustable steer ing column
Lever for:
- Cruise cont rol system ..... .. .
- Adaptive cruise cont rol .. ... . .
@ Instrument i llum ination ... .. .. .
@ Data link connector for On Board
Diagnostic System (OBD II) .. .. .
@ H ood release . ........... .. .. .
@ Button for switching the head-up
d isplay on/off, adjust ing the
height .. .. ............... .. .
@ Lig ht switch ............... .. .
@ Buttons for :
- All -weather lights .......... .
- Rear fog lights ........... .. .
@ Sw itch for luggage compartment
lid .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .
133
41
74
6 2
62
130
121
281
13, 16
15, 16
1 5
99
10
12
67
63
293
88
107
1 13
65
24
33 1
24
61
61
61
43
Coc kpit o ve rv iew
@ Power exterior m irror adjustment
@ Power windows .............. .
@ Depend ing o n eq uipment:
- Chi ld safety lock . .. .. ..... .. .
- Central power w indow switch . .
@ Infotainment system display ... .
@ Lockable glove compa rtment ... .
@ Drives for CD, DVD, SIM cards .. .
@ Front passenge r's airbag ..... . .
@ Swi tch for cooled glove compa rt-
ment . ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. .
@ Valet Parking funct ion ........ .
@ Climate cont ro l system ........ .
@ Depending o n equipment, buttons
for :
- drive se lect .. .. .... .. ... .. . .
- Start/Stop system .......... .
- Electronic Stabili zation Control
(ESC) . .. .. .. .. .... . ..... .. .
- Parking aid .. .............. .
- Switching the I nfotainment sys-
tem disp lay on/off .......... .
(§) Socket ....... .. ............ .
@ Cup holder . .. ... .... . ..... .. .
@ Infotai nment system on/off
button ....... .. ............ .
@ Open ing t he power top ........ .
@ Closing the power top ......... .
@) Center armrest w it h sto rage com-
partmen t. D epending on vehicle
equipmen t, it may have:
- Audi m usic interface . ..... .. .
@ Start ing the eng ine when there is a
ma lfunction ... .. ... ....... .. .
@ E lectromechanical parking b rake
@ Depend ing o n equ ipment:
- Selector leve r (a utomat ic t ra ns-
m iss ion) .. . ... ............ .
- Gea rshif t leve r (manua l transmis
sion)
@ Infotainment unit ............ .
@ I START ENGINE STOP ! button . . .
65
48
48
48
159
76
231
281
76
51
81
138 91
152
141
159 75
76
158
54
54
237 91
94
96
158
89 ....
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Cockpit overv iew
Head-up display
Applies to: vehicles with head-up display
Fig. 21 Instrument panel: knob for the head-up display
The head-up display projects certa in warnings or
selected information from the ass ist systems* or
nav igation* on the w indshield. The d isplay ap
pears within the drive r's fie ld of vision .
Switching on /off
• To switch the head-up display on or off, press
the
knob~ ~ fig. 21.
Adjust ing th e height
The height of the display can be adjusted to the
individual driver.
• Make sure you are seated correctly
qpage259.
• Turn the knob~ to adjust the display .
Setting s in th e Infotainm ent sy ste m
• Se lect in the Infotainment system: I MENU I but
ton
> Vehi cle > left contro l button > Dri ver as
s ist ance
> H ea d-up di spl ay .
D is play content
In the Infotainment system, you can specify
which information should be displayed: For ex
ample, this can include navigation information*,
adaptive cruise control* or camera-based traffic
sign recognition *.
The display of certa in information and some of
the red indicator lights cannot be hidden in the
Infotainment system.
Brightness
You can adjust the display brightness in the Info
tainment system. The d isplay brightness decreas -
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es automatically as the amount of light decreas
es . The background brightness is adjusted with
the instrument
illumination ~ page 65.
Picture rotation
You can rotate the picture in the Infotainment
system clockwise or counter clockwise.
(D Note
To p revent sc ratches on the glass covering the
head-up display, do no t place any objec ts in
the pro jection opening .
@ Tips
-Sunglasses with po larization filte rs and un
favorable light ing cond itions can have a
negative effect on the disp lay .
- An optimum disp lay depends on the seat
posit ion and the height ad justment of the
head -up disp lay.
- A spec ial windshie ld is needed for the head
up display funct ion .
- For information on clean ing,
see~ table In
terior cleaning on page 364.
On-Board Diagnostic
System (OBD)
Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL)
The ma lf u nction indicator lamp (MIL) ¢;# in the
i nstrumen t cluster is part of the On-Board Diag
nostic System (OBD II).
The indicator light turns on when the ignition is
switched on and turns off once the engine is
star ted and is r unning in idle at a stable speed.
This indicates that the MI L is fu nctioning correct
l y .
If th e light do es n ot turn off aft er start ing the
e ngin e
or turns on while driving, this may indi
cate there is a malfunction in the engine .
If the
i ndicator turns on, the cata lytic converter may be
damaged.
Drive
with reduc ed eng in e perf orman ce (avoid
high speeds for extended periods of time and/o r
IJJ,-
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Cockpit over view
Red indicator ligh ts
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Central indicator light
¢page 25,
Aud i pre sense*
¢page 125
USA model s:
brake system ./
¢page28
Cana da m od els:
brake system ./
¢page28
USA models :
electromechanical parking brake
¢page29
Canada models:
electromechanical parking brake
¢page29
Cooling system
¢page30
Engine oil pressure
¢page 31
E ngine oil level
¢page 31
Alter nator
¢page30
Safety belt
¢page30
Electromechan ica l steering ./
¢page 154
Steering lock
¢ page 31
Engine start system
¢page 31
Transmiss ion (automatic t ransm is
sion)
¢ page 101,
Clutch (manual transmission)
¢page32
Hood
¢page32
Adapt ive cr uise control*./
¢page 115
Traffic jam assist*
¢page 121 Ad B
lue*
¢ page326
Ad Bl ue*
¢ page 326
Yellow indi cator lights
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Central indicator light
¢page25
Electronic Stabi lization Control
(ESC)
¢ page32
Elec tronic Stab il izat io n Contro l
(ESC)
./
¢ page32
Electronic Stab ilizat ion Control
(ESC)
¢ page 152
Brake system
¢page 33
USA models:
anti- lock braking system (ABS) ./
¢page32
Canad a model s:
ant i-lock braking system (ABS)./
¢ page32
Safety systems ./
¢page32
USA mode ls:
brake pads
¢ page33
Ca nad a model s:
brake pads
¢ page 33
E lec tromechanical parking brake
¢ page29
Tire p ressure
¢page360
Tire pressure
¢ page 360
Engine contro l
¢page 33
Engine contro l (diesel engine)
¢ page 33
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Malfunct ion Indicato r Lamp (MIL)
,/
c:>page 33
Diese l part icu late filter*
c:>page33
Eng ine speed limitat ion
c:> page 34
Eng ine oil level ( MIN)
c:>page 31
Eng ine oil level ( MAX)
c:> page 334
Eng ine oi l sensor
c:> page 34
Eng ine warm- up request
c:>page 34
B attery charge
c:> page 30
Tank system
c:>page34
Washer fluid level
c:> page 34
W indshield w ipers
c:> page 34
Remote control key
c:>page 89
D river's door
c:> page 35
Battery in remote cont rol key
c:>page 39
B ulb failure ind icator
c:>page 35
H eadlight ra nge contro l system
c:> pag e 35
Adapt ive light*
c:> page 35
Light/ rain sensor
c:> page 35
Active lane ass ist *
c:> page 131
Audi side assist*
c:> page 138
so~
Cockpit o verview
Audi pr e se nse *
c:>page 129
Par king aid*
c:> page 149
Transmission (automatic transmis
s ion)
c:> page 101,
Clutch (man ual transmission)
c:> page 32
Steering lock
c:> page 31
En gine st art system
c:> page 31
Electrome chanical stee ring
c:> page 15 4
Suspension control*
c:>page 35
All w heel drive/sport differential*
c:> page 35
Power top*
c:>page 56
Emergency call funct ion "
c:> page 206
Ad B lue*
c:> page 326
Ad Blu e*
c:> page 326
Other indicator lights
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Turn signals
c:> page 36
USA models:
cruise contro l system*
c:> page 107
Canada models:
cruise contro l system*
c:> page 107
Adaptive c ruise contro l*
c:> page 115
Ad aptive cruise contro l*
c:> page 115
Ad aptive cruise cont ro l*
c:> page 115
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Cockpit over view
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Adapt ive cruise control*
¢ page 115
Adapt ive cruise control*
¢ page 117, qpage 120
Adapt ive cruise control*
¢ page 120
Traffic jam assist*
¢page 121
Active lane assist*
¢ page 131
Predictive efficiency assist*
¢page 112
USA models:
predictive efficiency assist*
¢page 112
Canada mod els:
predictive efficie ncy assist*
¢ page 112
Predictive efficiency assist*
¢page 112
Predictive efficiency assist*
~page 112
Predictive efficiency assist*
¢ page 112
Start/S top system *
¢page 91
Start/Stop system*
¢ page 91
Remote cont rol key
¢ page 91
Power top*
¢page56
Ad Blue *
¢page 326
Automatic transm ission*
¢page 101
Dynamic steering*
¢ page 154
Adaptive cr uise control *
¢page 117,
Traffic jam assist*
¢page 123
Traffic jam assist *
¢page 123
Audi pre sense*
¢page 129
USA models:
electromechanical park ing brake
¢ page 29
Canada models:
ele ctromechan ic al par king brake
¢ page 29
Child safe ty lock*
¢ page48
USA models:
speed warning system*
¢page 107
Canada models:
speed warning system*
¢page 107
Active lane assist*
¢ page 131
Audi s ide assist *
qpage 138
Came ra-based traff ic sign re cog ni
tion*
q page 110
High beam ass istant *
¢page 62
High beam headlig hts
¢ page 62,
Hig h beam ass istant*
¢ page 62
BRAKE/( Q)) Brake system
If this indica to r li ght turns on, t he re is a mal func
tion in the brake system.
1111 (USA models ) /. (Canada models )
Brakes : stop vehicle and ch eck brake fluid level
Stop t he veh icle and check t he brake fl uid level.
See a n author ized Audi dealer or au thorized A udi
Se rvice Fa cil ity for assis tance if ne cessa ry.
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charge. Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or au
thorized Audi Service Facility immediate ly.
Do not stop the eng ine, or you will not be able to
start it aga in. If yo u can no longer sta rt the en
gine, see an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility for assistance .
(•) Elec trical system : malfunction! Plea se c on
tact Se rvic e
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea le r or authorized
Aud i Service Faci lity immediately . Because the ve
h icle battery is discharg ing , turn off all unneces
sary e lectr ica l equipment s uch as the radio . See
an authorized Audi dealer or authorized A udi
Service Facility if the battery charge level is too
l ow .
(•) Ele ctrical system : low battery charge . B at
tery w ill be charg ed while driv ing
The start ing ability may be impaired .
If th is message turns off after a little while, the
vehicle battery charged enough wh ile driving .
If the message does not turn off and stay off
when dr iving, have an authori zed Aud i dea ler or
author ized Audi Service Facility repair the mal
function.
~ Engine oil pressure
• T u rn off engine . O il pr essure too low
Stop the eng ine and do no t continue driving.
Check the engine oil
level ¢ page 334.
-If the engine oil level is too low, add engine oil
¢ page 334. Only cont inue driv ing once the in
dica tor light turns off.
- If the engine oil level is correct and the indica
tor light sti ll turns on, turn the engine off and
do not continue driving. See an authori zed Audi
dealer or au thor ized Audi Service Facility for as
s istance.
@ Tips
The oil pressure warning is not an o il level in
dicator. Always check the oil level regularly.
Coc kpit o ve rv iew
~ Engine oil level (MIN)
• Plea se add oil imm ediatel y.
Add engine oil immediately ¢ page 334.
Ill Please add ma x. x qt (l) oil. You can contin ·
ue d riv ing
Add the maximum amount o f oi l indicated in the
display as soon as possible
¢ page 334 .
@-Steering lock
• Steering: m alfunction! Ple ase stop vehicle
T he re is a ma lfunction in the e lectronic steering
l ock. You cannot turn the ignition on.
Do
not tow your vehicle because it cannot be
stee red. See an authorized Audi dea ler or author
ized Audi Se rvice Facili ty for assistance.
Em Ste ering lo ck : malfunct ion! Pl eas e contact
Ser vic e
There is a malfunction in the electron ic steering
lock.
Drive to an au thori zed Audi dealer or authori zed
Audi Service Facility immed iately to have the
malfunction corrected .
_& WARNING ,-
Do not tow your vehicle when there is a mal-
f u nction in the electro nic steer ing lock· t his
i n cr eases the risk of an a cc ident.
~ Engine start system
• Engine s tart sy stem: malfun ction! Ple ase
cont act S erv ice
Do not switch the ignition off because you may
not be able to switch it on again.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Se rvice Facility immed iately to have the
malfu nction corrected .
= Engine sta rt system: mal function! Ple ase
cont act S erv ice
-
There is a ma lf u nction in the engine starting sys-
tem.
~
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Cockpit over view
Drive to an autho rized Audi dea ler or a uthorized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected.
c::=:,Hood
• Warning! Hood is not locked. Stop vehicle
and check the lo ck
If the indicator light turns on and the m essage
appears, the hood locking mechanism is not en
gaged correctly.
Stop immediate ly and close the hood
<::> page 331.
0 Clutch
Appl ies to: ve hicles w ith manu al transmiss ion
• C lutch: malfun ction! Safely stop vehicle
There is an ongoing ma lfunction in t he clutch .
Stop the vehicle safely. See an authorized Audi
dea ler or a uthori zed Audi Serv ice Facility for as
sistance .
[Pl Clut <:h: malf un<:ti on! Adapt dri ving style .
Please contact Ser vice
There is an ongo ing malfu nction in the clutc h.
The engine torque tha t can be transferred is re
duced . You may continue d riving . Avoid using the
clutch in any way that will p lace a heavy load on
it . For example, do not let the clutch r ub when
starting on hills, when towing a trailer or when
maneuvering the vehicle. Drive to an authori zed
Aud i dealer or authorized Aud i Serv ice Facility im
mediately to have the malfunc tion corrected .
5] Clutch: malfun ction! You ma y continue d riv
ing
There is a malfunction in the clutch. The engine
torque that can be transferred is reduced. Yo u
may continue driving. Avoid using the clutch in
the future in any way that will p lace a heavy load
on it. For examp le, do not let the clutch rub when
starting on hills, when tow ing a trailer or when
maneuvering the vehicle . The indicato r light
tur ns off once the clutc h is fully operable again.
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!;.J [/; Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
If the bJ indicator light blinks while driving , the
E SC o r ASR (A nti-Sl ip Regulation) is act ively regu
l ating .
If the
bJ ind icator light turns on, the system has
switched the ESC off. In t his case, you can switch
t h e ign it io n off and then on to swi tch the ESC on
again. The indicator light t urns off when the sys
tem is functioning fu lly.
If
the . indicator light turns on, ESC was
swi tched off using the
l.a00I button<::> page 151.
Stabi liz ation contro l (ESC /ABS ): malfunction !
See owner's manual
If the G1 ind icator light and the ~ (USA mod
els),11J (Canada models) ABS indicator light turn
o n and the message appears, there is a malfunc
tion in the ABS o r the e lectronic diffe rentia l lock .
This also causes the ESC to malfunction. The
br akes st ill func tion wi th the ir normal power, bu t
ABS is not active .
D rive to an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Se rvice Fa cil ity immed iate ly to have the
malfunction cor rec ted .
(D Tips
For addi tional informat ion on ESC and ABS,
see
<::> page 1 S 1 .
!I..' Safety systems
The fll indicator lig ht mon itors the safe ty sys
tems.
If the
fll ind icator light turns on or blinks, the re
i s a ma lfunction in a safety system.
Drive to an author ized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Se rvice Fac ility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction cor rected .
_&, WARNING
Have the safety sys tems inspec ted immedi
a tely . O therwise, the re is a ris k t hat the sys
tems may not activate during a collision,
which increases the risk of serious injury or
death .
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Opening and closing
Central locking
Description
You can lock and unlock the veh icle centrally . You
have the following options:
-Remote control key¢ page 40,
-Sensors in the door handles* ¢ page 40,
-Lock cylinder on the driver's door c::> page 42,
or
-Interior central locking switch c::> page 41.
Turn signals
The turn s ignals flash twice when you unlock the
veh icle and flash once when you lock the veh icle.
If they do not flash, then one of the doors, the
rear lid or the hood is not closed.
Automatic locking (Auto Lock)
The Auto Lock funct ion locks all doors and the
luggage compartment lid once the speed has
ex
ceeded approximately 9 mph (15 km/h).
The vehicle can be unlocked if the opening func
tion in the central locking system sw itch is used
or one of the door handles is pulled.
In the event of a crash with airbag deployment,
the doors will a lso automat ically unlock to allow
access to the vehicle.
Selective door unlocking
The doors and luggage compartment lid will lock
when they close . You can set in the Infotainment
system whether
only the driver's door or the en
tire vehicle should be unlocked when unlocking
c::> page 41.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
Only lock your vehicle when all of the doors and
the luggage compartment lid are closed and the remote control key is not in the vehicle . This
helps to prevent you from locking yourse lf out
accidentally .
<( ~ The following cond it ions prevent you from lock-
"' ~ ing your remote control key in the vehicle:
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3
-If the driver's door is open, the vehicle cannot
be locked by pressing the
fi'.) button on the re
mote contro l key or by touching the locking
sensor* on a door.
-If the most recently used convenience key* is
detected in the luggage compartment, the lug
gage compartment lid automatically unlocks
again after closing it.
-If the convenience key* that was last used is de
tected inside the vehicle, then the vehicle will
not be able to lock from the outside .
_& WARNING
---
-When you lock your vehicle from outs ide,
nobody- espec ially children
-should rema in
inside the vehicle. Remember, when you
loc k the vehicle from the outside the win
dows cannot be opened from the inside .
- When you leave the vehicle, always take the
ignit ion key with yo u. This will prevent pas
sengers (children, for examp le) from acci
dentally being locked in the vehicle should
they accidentally press the power locking
switch in the doors.
- Do not leave children inside the vehicle
un
supervised. In an emergency it would be im
possible to open the doors from the outside
without the key.
(D Tips
-Do not leave valuables unattended in the ve
hicle. A locked vehicle is not a safe!
-The LED in the driver's door rail blinks when
you lock the vehicle. If the LED lights up for
approximately 30 seconds after locking,
there is a malfunction in the central locking
system. Have the problem corrected by an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility.
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